Hydro Union demands Discos re-merger into WAPDA

Business Recorder reported that workers from PESCO, TESCO and HAZECO voiced full confidence in the leadership of the All Pakistan WAPDA Hydro Electric Workers Union. The employees pledged to resist a government decision that imposes compulsory service and bans the CBA union, and said they would take the matter to the Supreme Court and the International Labour Organisation. The statements were made in Peshawar, according to the report.

The workers also opposed selling off profitable discos and privatising them, and asked the government to merge every distribution company back into WAPDA. Their demands also included filling vacant posts through fresh recruitment, which they said would help curb electricity theft and improve services for consumers.